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In 1135, Stephen of Blois, the son of Henry I's sister Adela, seized the English throne, his cousin Empress Matilda's claims being ignored by the Norman barons. His wife, Matilda of Boulogne, became his Queen consort, but their son Eustace predeceased Stephen, and he was forced to appoint the Empress's son Henry as his successor.
Queen Camilla, the current consort since 2022. A royal consort is the spouse of a reigning monarch. Consorts of British monarchs have no constitutional status or power but many have had significant influence, and support the sovereign in their duties. [1] There have been 11 royal consorts since the Acts of Union in 1707, eight women and three men.
As of May 2024, about 750 individuals and companies, [18] including a few non-UK companies, hold about 800 warrants to the British royal family, with frequent changes. The royal warrant signifies there is a satisfactory trade relation in place between the grantor and the company and that the goods nominated are suitable for supply to the royal ...
Royal Warrant awarded by Elizabeth II to Jenners, a department store in Edinburgh. This is a list of present and past royal warrant of appointment holders of the British royal family. British royal warrants are currently granted by King Charles III to companies or tradespeople who supply goods and services. The warrant enables the supplier to ...
List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter is an incomplete list of organisations based in the United Kingdom that have received a royal charter from an English, Scottish, or British monarch. There are over 900 bodies which have a UK royal charter. [1] and a list of these is published by the Privy Council Office. [2]
Next on the royal family tree is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the first-born son of Prince Charles and his late wife, Diana, Princess of Wales. By virtue of his being male, from the moment ...
A royal consort is the spouse of a serving monarch, whose main duty is to provide support and companionship during their reign. Unlike the king or queen, they do not have a formal position or set ...
List of Belgian royal consorts; List of Bohemian royal consorts; List of medieval Bosnian consorts; List of Brazilian royal consorts; List of British royal consorts; List of duchesses consort of Brittany; List of Bulgarian royal consorts; List of Burgundian royal consorts; List of Burmese royal consorts